title: [Would patients want to be informed and participate in medical decision?].
abstract: Significant changes in the patient-physician relationship occurred during the 20th century. Modern health systems are inconceivable without the existence of laws on the protection of patient rights. Although the present trend emphasizes the rights of patients and their participation in decision-making, there are studies that report conflicting conclusions. The fact that some patients are not willing to participate in decisions about their health does not mean that physicians should have a paternalistic attitude toward them.
authors.affiliation: Nastavni zavod za javno zdravstvo Splitsko-dalmatinske zupanije, Split, Hrvatska. ivana_ms@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ivana Marasović
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Susnjara
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation; D028701:Patient Rights; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations